Visit exotic fruit farm, Tropical Fruit World, and hop onboard a tractor-led farm tour of the 500-acre farm. The experience includes tractor tour, boat cruise, petting zoo and a tasting plate featuring a selection of fun and unique fruits fresh from the farm.
Grab a day pass to Hosanna Farmstay for just $7 per person and enjoy wholesome country hospitality. You’ll find plenty of activities for kids including rustic farm tours, animal feeding and an old-fashioned waterslide. On Saturday nights you can pull up a chair by the fire, order some dinner and listen to live local music.
Share an unforgettable wildlife encounter as a family, heading out to Cook Island Nature Reserve to swim with turtles on an intimate group tour led by fun, professional and experienced staff. Tours depart from Chinderah with Cooly Eco Adventures or Fingal Head with Watersports Guru.
Spend a day exploring the Tweed’s nature trails with options for all ages and abilities. Hire a bike or set off by foot along the flat and fun Tweed sections of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail or try the kids track at the Uki Mountain Bike Park. Back seaside, BYO or hire bikes to navigate along the scenic coastal pathway from Kingscliff.
Pop into Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre for a FREE drop-in Art Play activity by artist Helle Jorgenson inviting families to colour, cut and construct their still life paper creation.
Tweed Regional Museum brings to life the Bundjalung creation story of the Three Brothers in its current exhibition, The Wiiyaan. Delve deeper with hands-on activities for families and School Holiday programs for kids.
Be educated at the Marine Discovery Centre Hastings Point learning about the environments and ecosystems below the waves through interactive activities for kids.
From June to October an estimated 30,000 humpback whales make their migration along the Australian East coast. Whilst you’ll spot whales from the beach, the best way to see them is to join a whale-watching tour.
Educate and inspire young minds on your next holiday to The Tweed. Be inspired by local history at the Tweed Regional Museums’ exhibitions and school holiday activities. Be educated at the Marine Discovery Centre learning about the environments and ecosystems below the waves through interactive activities for kids.
Swap screen time for sunscreen and explore the outdoors. Take a shaded walk to Fingal Head Lighthouse, make sandcastles on Kingscliff Beach or take to the calm waters at Jack Evans Boat Harbour with a stand up paddleboard hired from Big Trev at Watersports Tweed.
See The Tweed from a different perspective cruising the Tweed River. Hop aboard an eco-certified tour with Tweed Eco Cruises and get hands-on yabby pumping, fishing and more. Try your hand at crab trapping and dine on fresh local seafood on a Catch-A-Crab tour. Uncover The Tweed’s rich local history and lush landscapes with Tweed Escapes or captain your own adventure on the river with a Berger BBQ Boat.
If you have a little surfing grom on your hands, why not book them into Surfing Australia High Performance Centre’s School Holiday Camp? This is the ultimate surf coaching experience for all those future Kelly Slaters out there! Or for beginners, book a surf lesson with the experienced crew at In2Surf in Kingscliff.
Roll on down to Epic Skate Rink for some old-fashioned fun, taking the kids for a spin around the rink. The rink offer a fun and safe environment for kids and provides learn-to-skate lessons.
Don’t strike out these holidays, book your lane at Coolangatta Tweed Tenpin for a healthy family competition!
Check what is showing and buy your tickets for a little bit of cinema magic. The art deco theatre in Murwillumbah, The Regent, is a unique cinematic experience offering the old-school charm of cinema that mum, dad, nan and pop would remember. During the school holidays, you will find family-friendly films screening for kids of all ages.
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We wish to acknowledge the Ngandowal and Minyungbal speaking people of the Bundjalung Country, in particular the Goodjinburra, Tul-gi-gin and Moorung – Moobah clans, as being the traditional owners and custodians of the land and waters within the Tweed Shire boundaries. We also acknowledge and respect the Tweed Aboriginal community’s right to speak for its Country and to care for its traditional Country in accordance with its lores, customs and traditions.
